Two Indian-Americans -- Sriram J Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe -- have scripted history by becoming co-champions of the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, the first since 1962.        

This is the seventh consecutive year that Indian-Americans have retained the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was watched live by millions of people in the US last night.      

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An eighth grader from the Alternative School for Maths and Science, Sriram (14) is from New York, while Ansun (13) is a seventh grader from Texas.         In fact like last year, the last three contestants were Indian-Americans -- Sriram, Ansun and Gokul Venkatachalam from Missouri.        

"It's a dream come true," Sriram said soon after being declared the co-champion with Ansun.   "I was happy when I entered the final. I am even happier that I am the co-champion," said Ansun who correctly spelled "feuilleton" in the last 22nd round.        

And in the 21st round Sriram correctly spell "stichomythia." This was the fifth appearance for Sriram.